Tights and a Tennis Ball!

Wispy68 | 12:18 Mon 25th Apr 2005 | People & Places

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I was trying to explain to my daughter, about a game we used to play in the seventies, where we would put a tennis ball into the leg of an old pair of tights, tie a knot in it and stand against a wall, bouncing the ball against the wall and alternating this with little dancy movements and singing songs to the rhythm of the bouncing. Did this game have a name and does anyone remember any of the songs used? I can only remember something like,''.....Ten little doggies came knocking at the door.'' Thanks!

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shaz-rla

We used to play this but with an old sock!!! Can't remember any of the songs either sorry!

Robinia

Did your lovely mum -hellooo smudge - go potty listening to all that banging on the wall?! Mine did when we did it in the 70's. Don't remember any songs but I do recall the bruises!! ('specially when the end of the tights wore into a hole & someone's ball flew out & smacked you!)

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Robinia, your answer made me chuckle. We used to play the game down the road, against some garages, thus saving our mummies from blinding headaches!

ezapf

Reminds me of a game we played in basic training, except it was a few bars of soap in a sock and we called it a blanket party. Oh, the poor guy.